Alpha Asher and Lola

Read Alpha Asher by Jane Doe Chapter 114 – Asher arrived minutes after I had accepted Cordelia’s help, slipping through the front door with much more stealth than he should’ve had for someone his size. I spotted his towering form from across the room, the crease between his eyebrows and tension in his shoulders were among the first things I noticed.

“Was everything alright with patrol?” I asked, drawn to his side. He slid an arm around my waist, letting his hand rest inches above my backside. I could feel the ire he was holding back and gave him a stubborn look.

I let my thoughts mix with his, so that he would be the only audience to what I said next. ‘You’re not running this pack all alone anymore, Asher. You can tell me things.’

“Patrols are running smoothly. It’s just quiet out there.” Asher cleared his throat, directing my attention from his plush lips and eyes of molten honey. His thumb skated along my pulse, those lips twitching as they registered the brief spike.

His eyes flickered to Cordelia, who had fished out a bundle of sage from her bag and lit the end with a match until it was smoldering. Asher watched with a dry expression as the middle-aged witch wandered throughout the lower floor of the house, humming softly as she wafted the burning herbs through the air.

“An honor to meet you, Alpha Asher. And thank you kindly for allowing me inside of your pack.” Cordelia said with a warm voice, giving Asher a motherly smile.

He blinked a few times, watching the witch as she continued throughout the house. We followed her up the stairs, both Breyona and I cooing as Asher gave us a tour of the second floor.

The halls were wide and the ceilings tall, but they were nothing like the labyrinth of Tyler’s house. Asher knew the last thing I wanted was to live in an empty mansion, where my footfalls and hushed breath would be the only sounds to grace the halls.

‘The house is beautiful. It’s better than anything I could’ve imagined.’ I made sure to tell him, hiding my smile as pride swelled in his chest.

“Burning sage will get rid of the witch’s negative energy. I could tell her d***h happened in the living room. That’s where the funk was thickest.” She addressed both Asher and I, her hands clasped together. “I sense no spells or curses placed on the premises, so it’ll be safe to stay here tonight. I’ll come back tomorrow, and we can go over some other means of protection for you.”

As Breyona and Cordelia began chatting about crystals and their different structures, I was focused on Asher and the cellphone pressed against his ear.

Even without enhanced hearing, I’d be able to pick out Zeke’s boisterous laugh among the crowd cheering through the phone. Some obscure pop song thundered through the phone, drowning out the sea of individual voices nearby.

say was muffled by the crowd and pulsing music. “Some kid…d***s…knocked-out… cops…didn’t

lips twist into a smirk when Asher gave me a look

found Asher even more alluring when he was pissed off. The dark look he threw my way only worsened that feeling. “Can you blame them for not believing you’re an Alpha when you’re

defensive,

“…not drunk…couple bottles…best-friend forever…”

Breyona snorted, clasping a hand over her mouth to hold back

us erupted in muffled laughter.

me?” Asher sighed heavily, “‘d be able

I heard

he gotten himself into this time?” I shook my head; if there was one person who could get into more trouble than myself, it was

best-friend here gets to go and deal with it?” Breyona teased,

I’ll take over his pack.”‘ Asher grunted, and while Cordelia’s widened

all knew would

I insisted, sighing softly as a yawn

had this uncanny way of seeing right through me. The announcement, the assassination attempt, and the party -a girl only had so much energy

stay here and get some sleep, like you’ve been wanting to do for days now.” His stare rooted me in place, along with the

because I wasn’t the only one suffering from lack of sleep. Asher had just as much

mouth, making my eyes water and grow heavy. Beneath it all, I was a little more than excited for tomorrow, to learn

day tomorrow.’ The reverence in which he said my name made my heart flutter, filling me with a warmth that prompted me to wrap my

feeling a sense of relief when

at Giovanni through her lashes. The way he looked down on her, the hidden adoration in his eyes, I swore he and Asher had more in common than they cared to admit. “We’ll also drop Cordelia off at the house on our